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West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Pioneers



Through the efforts of these temple pioneers, the West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple was organized in 1926 as one of the branches of the Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Howakai meetings were held in individual homes and it was then known as the Sawtelle Howakai. In 1928, the Sunday School was formed. The services were held each Sunday in a commercial store on Sawtelle Blvd. and later transferred to the Japanese Language School on Corinth Avenue. The present site of the Temple was purchased in 1930. In 1950, after receiving an official independency from Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, it was designated as the West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple.

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